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mickleover

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mick-leover
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large suburban village and ward on the west side of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3034).

Etymology

From Middle English Mycheloure, from Old English miċel (“great”) + ōfer (“ridge”). Recorded as Ufram Majorem in 1087 from Old English ōfer + Latin maior (“great”), and as Magna Oura in 1223 from Latin magnus (“large”) + Old English ōfer.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Littleover

Questions

What does mickleover mean?
A large suburban village and ward on the west side of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3034).
Where does mickleover come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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